The 27Th Annual Woodenboat Show at Mystic Seaport Museum

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The 27Th Annual Woodenboat Show at Mystic Seaport Museum

th The 27 Annual WoodenBoat Show EXHIBITIONS Thompson Exhibition Building 1 R.J. Schaefer Building 2 Greenmanville Church 3 at Mystic Seaport Museum C.D. Mallory Building 4 P.R. Mallory Building 4 NOTES: Wendell Building 5 Stillman Building 6 Playscapes 7 Gray versions of exhibit vessels are turned o. VILLAGE Brant Point Replica Lighthouse 31 31 Thomas Greenman House 8 Buckingham-Hall House 11 Tom Clagett Boat Shed 32 Treworgy Planetarium 9 Gray version of Morgan faces North. Performance Stage 13 Boat Rentals (seasonal) 33 Children’s Museum 10 30 Chubb’s Wharf 14 Australia Beach 34 Ship Discovery Barn (seasonal) 46 Missing Gerda. Mistaken for Florence. Whaleboat Exhibit 15 Salmon Shack 35 Joseph Conrad Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern 16 Lobster Shack 36 HENRY B. DUPONT Mystic Bank/Shipping Office 17 Life Saving Station 37 Cooperage 18 John Gardner Boat Shop 38 Boat Shed 29 PRESERVATION SHIPYARD Have Roann in 2016 position. Burrows House 19 Toy Boat Building 38 Exhibits Thames Keel Exhibiit 49 Middle Wharf 20 Art Spot 39 Main Shop & Shipyard Exhibit Gallery 50 32 Mystic Print Shop 21 Shipcarver’s Shop 40 Hays and Ros Clark Shiplift 51 IMPORTANT: Latest version of art being sent from Hoop Shop 22 Drug Store 41 BOAT Exhibits has the stroke weight set to .207 pt. Nautical Instruments Shop 23 Seamen’s Friend Society 42 RENTALS 28 VESSELS Shipsmith Shop 24 Stone’s Store 43 33 27 Sabino, 1908 Clam Shack 25 School House 44 This map version is .148 pt. L.A. Dunton, 1921 Sail Loft/Rigging Loft/Chandlery 26 Chapel 45 Small 26 Charles W. Morgan, 1841 Ropewalk 27 Mystic River Scale Model 47 Craft Workshop 25 Joseph Conrad, 1882 29 Small Boat Exhibit: Catboats 28 Thomas Oyster House 48 35 IMPORTANT: There also seems to be a dierence in Small Boats 34 Mystic Seaport Museum Sailing Center 30 Rossi Mill Building 52 Bark scale as well. Make sure all imports are scaled Monthly National Historic Landmark Charles W. Morgan Ramp Access 36 24 appropriately. Approximate dierence is 25%. 38 Oyster Exhibits with signal flags are staffed by 37 professional educators and craftspeople. House A 1/31/2017; cgf Exhibits Land A 23 15 48 Village 47 22 39 ExhibitsGreen 20 21 WATERFRONT 14 CRUISES SHIPYARD DOCKS 40 19 Family Steamboat Boat Building Sabino 18 C Schooner A 17 51 VILLAGE Land C L.A. Dunton NORTH BOAT AREA Land A 42 41 Land C I Built It Land C 50 Land C Land C Myself 16 SCHAEFER’S C C 43 SPOUTER Land C13 C 6 TAVERN C DOCK Tent 44 C Land CC SOUTH OFFICE A its 45 Panel Discussion BOAT AREA hib 11 5 (Masin Room) SHIPYARD Village Green & WoodenBoat Exhibits x E Deck Party/Concours Awards reen 46 llage G MEMBERS’ 49 Land A Vi 10 1 Mayflower II Demonstrations Land A WoodenBoat LOUNGE 4 EXHIBITIONS Kiosk MARITIME GALLERY GALLEY 9 RESTAURANT 7 3 LATITUDE 41O Restrooms ATM Services RESTAURANT Exhibitor & TAVERN Check-in 8 Wheelchair Access Museum Stores CAFE & 2 BAKE SHOP Water Fountain Vending SOUTH NORTH ENTRANCE ENTRANCE Book Sale First Aid and Food Services Boat Hall Tour & Security ROUTE 27 GREENMANVILLE AVE. TO I95 TO ROUTE 1 PARKING PARKING 52.

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